The Bears suffered a 68-64 defeat Wednesday at Colorado, the 12th loss for Cal in the past 14 games in Boulder.

Marcus Lee had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Kingsley Okoroh and Justice Sueing scored 12 points each for Cal (8-17, 2-10 Pac-12), which was attempting to win consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 16.

McKinley Wright scored 17 points and hit two key layups in the final minutes to help Colorado (14-10, 6-6) hold off Cal.

Colorado used a 10-0 run early in the second half to go ahead 38-31. The Bears hung around and made it a one-point game on Okoroh’s soft hook with 4:45 left.

The Buffaloes turned it over on their next possession but Don Coleman missed a layup that would have given Cal a lead with 3:58 left. Wright hit a layup as he fell out of bounds to extend Colorado’s lead to three and he reached double figures on his bucket with 1:50 left for a five-point lead.

The Bears hit three of their five 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds but Wright made six free throws down the stretch to seal it. He was 11 of 14 from the line in the game.

BIG PICTURE

Cal: Coleman, the team’s leading scorer coming in at 16.4 points a game, had just two points at halftime and finished with eight. … The Bears’ last win in Boulder was a 68-61 victory on Feb. 12, 2015. … Lee has seven double-doubles this season.

More in College Sports

Two weekends left, one team in charge (Arizona) and so much else to be determined: Seven teams are within two games of each other in the loss column. Four are on various sides of the NCAA bubble. Nine … and maybe 10 … believe they can win the Pac-12 tournament. With that, the Hotline casts an eye forward two weeks:...

First of 12 spring practice previews to be published over the next six weeks, such is the wide range of spring schedules. Colorado will have wrapped up its workouts before a handful of teams practice for the first time. The previews will follow the same basic format, with tweaks to reflect that team’s particular situation. COLORADO Spring starts: Feb. 23...

The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals on Tuesday upheld the ruling issued in June by the Committee on Infractions to strip the university’s men’s basketball program of 123 wins from 2012 through 2015, including two Final Four appearances.

The Hotline’s draft tracker returns with an eye on the NFL Scouting Combine, which kicks off next week in Indianapolis. The fate of numerous Pac-12 prospects will change drastically over the next two months. Here’s a round-by-round look at current projections, a baseline from which we can track their fortunes.